
What Is the Proper Procedure for Handpaid Jackpots? | Las Vegas …
When a hand pay is needed on a slot machine what is the proper procedure on tipping? Do you tip only the person who initiated the transaction or do you tip both the initial person and the …
How Much Do I Tip When I Hit a Jackpot? - Las Vegas Advisor
How Much Do I Tip When I Hit a Jackpot? You're never required to tip, but you will look very stingy if, after you hit a nice jackpot, you don't. Like most tipping instances, there's no exact …
Gambling - IRS Machine Threshold Change - Las Vegas Advisor
Dec 20, 2025 · The change will likely reduce the number of handpay events on casino floors — a long-standing friction point for both operators and players. At the same time, the annual …
How Do Casinos Pay Taxes on All the Handpays? | Las Vegas Advisor
Jul 25, 2024 · A private entity that collects taxes on the federal government's behalf is obligated to remit those taxes on a schedule that varies according to the amounts collected. For a small …
Gambling - Hand Pays in Canada - Las Vegas Advisor
Mar 2, 2023 · Just a question about Canadian casinos. If you are an American playing video poker in a Candadian casino what happens if you hit the $4000 Royal Flush? Do Canadians …
Question of the Day - 23 July 2018 - Las Vegas Advisor
Jul 23, 2018 · On any single jackpot of $1,200 or more, the casino must issue tax paperwork (the W-2G) to the jackpot winner; a copy also goes to the IRS. But according to our book, T ax …
Was I Responsible for a Machine Malfunction of ... - Las Vegas …
Feb 3, 2025 · I hit a $4,000 royal in Illinois and the machine gave me a TITO instead of locking up for a handpay. Management corrected it after I notified them. Was I responsible for my own …
If Your Spouse Dies with a Shared Account, Should You Notify …
Oct 31, 2020 · That situation can be solved by playing a machine that won't trigger a handpay, such as 25-cent video poker with a 4,000-coin royal. Still, you take your chances of falling …
Gambling - IRS Machine Threshold Change - Las Vegas Advisor
Dec 19, 2025 · Maybe y'all don't read the Vegas News section of LVA, as I've seen no comment. Me, I'm glad to see it is official, the machine threshold for issuance of a W-2G is now $2000, …
Gambling - IRS Machine Threshold Change - Las Vegas Advisor
Dec 19, 2025 · That was my initial reaction as well. Since the threshold should have increased by $3800 but actually went up by $800, you can't even call it a quarter measure, let alone a half …